Wamanripa (Huaura)

Coordinates: 10°53′18″S 76°36′39″W / 10.88833°S 76.61083°W / -10.88833; -76.61083
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Wamanripa
Wamanripa is located in Peru
Wamanripa
Wamanripa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°53′18″S 76°36′39″W / 10.88833°S 76.61083°W / -10.88833; -76.61083
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Huaura Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wamanripa (local name for Senecio or a species of it,[2][3] also applied for Laccopetalum giganteum, hispanicized spelling Huamanrripa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaura Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Louis Girault: Kallawaya - guérisseurs itinérants des Andes. Recherches sur les pratiques médicinales et magiques. Paris 1984. p. 89 (kkana), 91, 467 (wamanripa)
  3. ^ Primer Curso Nacional de Plantas Medicinales y Fitoterapia: FITO 2001, 06-12 agosto del 2001, conferencias y mesas redondas. Instituto de Fitoterapia Americano, 2001. p. 16. huamanripa: Senecio tephrosioides, Senecio vulgaris